The 1999 Swedish Golf Tour, titled as the 1999 Telia Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, the main professional golf tour in Sweden since it was formed in 1984, with most tournaments being incorporated into the Nordic Golf League since 1999.
| Duration | 9 May 1999 – 3 October 1999 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Order of Merit |  Björn Pettersson |
← 1998 2000 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (SKr) |
Winner[a] | Main tour[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | Gula Sidorna Grand Opening | Uppland | 100,000 | Peter Hanson (4) |
|
| 22 May | Möre Hotell Open | Småland | 100,000 | Peter Malmgren |
NGL |
| 30 May | Kinnaborg Open | Västergötland | 150,000 | Richard S. Johnson |
NGL |
| 13 Jun | NCC Open | Skåne | €63,000 | Per G. Nyman |
CHA |
| 20 Jun | Husqvarna Open | Småland | 210,000 | Björn Pettersson |
NGL |
| 11 Jul | Hofors Open | Gästrikland | 125,000 | Markus Westerberg |
NGL |
| 24 Jul | DSV Hook Masters | Småland | 250,000 | Patrik Gottfridsson |
NGL |
| 1 Aug | Isaberg Rapid Open | Småland | 100,000 | Johan Annerfelt |
NGL |
| 12 Aug | GE Capital Bank Open | Skåne | 200,000 | Peter Gustafsson |
NGL |
| 22 Aug | Västerås Open | Västmanland | 150,000 | Ville Lemon |
NGL |
| 29 Aug | Skandia PGA Open | Skåne | 225,000 | Per Larsson |
NGL |
| 5 Sep | Öhrlings Swedish Matchplay | Skåne | €63,000 | Kalle Brink |
CHA |
| 19 Sep | DFDS Tor Line Open | Halland | 400,000 | Patrik Gottfridsson |
NGL |
| 26 Sep | Tomelilla Open | Skåne | 125,000 | Fredrik Widmark |
NGL |
| 3 Oct | Gula Sidorna Grand Prix | Skåne | €120,000 | Raimo Sjöberg |
CHA |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Björn Pettersson |
1,612 |
| 2 | Peter Malmgren |
1,431 |
| 3 | Patrik Gottfridsson |
1,404 |
| 4 | Henrik Stenson |
1,073 |
| 5 | Per Larsson |
1,061 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Swedish Golf Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. As most Swedish Golf Tour events are incorporated into the Nordic Golf League or Challenge Tour schedules, details of these wins are displayed there instead.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; NGL − Nordic Golf League.
References edit
- ^ "Alla tävlingar 1999" [All competitions 1999]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1999. p. 186. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Jansson, Anders (2004). "Swedish Golf Tour/Telia Tour". Golf - Den Stora Sporten (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. pp. 277–279. ISBN 91-86818007. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Telia Ranking Herrar 1999" [Telia Ranking Men 1999]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 5. May 2000. p. 263. Retrieved 13 October 2023.